[Mailman-Users] RE: Mail bouncing if sent to mailman-owner at testlist.localdomain2.com

[Richard Barrett]

On Saturday, July 19, 2003, at 01:06 AM, Paul H Byerly wrote:

> Shobhan Challa wrote:
>> Thanks for your mail, but i tried creating mailing-list on the
>> command-line like this:
>>
>> $: /mailman/bin/newlist --quiet
>>   Enter the name of the list: mylist
>>   Enter the email of the person running the list: 
>> root at localdomain2.com
>>   Initial mylist password:
>>   Entry for aliases file:
>>
>>   ## mylist mailing list
>>   ## created: 18-Jul-2003 root
>>   mylist:                  "|/mailman/mail/wrapper post
>>  mylist"
>>   mylist-admin:            "|/mailman/mail/wrapper mailowner
>>  mylist"
>>   mylist-request:          "|/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd
>>  mylist"
>>   mylist-owner:            mylist-admin
>
>      Looks about right.  Different than what I get, but it could be 
> the version being run.
>
>
>> should i need to add the above three lines to my /etc/alaises ..??
>
>      Correct, although I count 4 lines.
>
>> If so any mail i address to 'mailman-owner' will be sent..??
>
>      The aliases intercept the mail and redirect it to the mail 
> Mailman program.  Where the owner mail goes will depend on the setting 
> for the list.  In this case owner is redirected to admin, which is 
> redirected to the mail man wrapper and mailowner.
>
>> and also i didnt find the program 'newaliases'.
>
>      It is part of Linux, and on many (most?) systems it must be run 
> after changes are made to the aliases file in order for the changes to 
> be registered.  Check the comments at the top of your /etc/aliases 
> file for information.
>

If all else fails, running sendmail with the -bi option should rebuild 
the aliases database.

>
> <>< Paul